dobberd Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 King Edwards then and now Circa sometime in the 19th century when known as Wesley college Circa sometime in the 21st century and a brief history Wesley College, a school to educate the sons of the laity, opened in 1838 in new buildings designed by William Flockton on Glossop Rd, Sheffield. It was initially called the “Wesleyan Proprietary Grammar Schoolâ€. The change in name to Wesley College seems to have taken place in 1844, when a “Royal Warrant, constituting the Sheffield Wesley College a college of the University of London was forwarded to Mr Waddy [samuel Dousland Waddy, who was Governor from 1844 to 1862] by Sir James Graham, which empowered the college to issue certificates to candidates for examination for the several degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts, and Bachelor and Doctor of Lawsâ€. A year later it spurred Rev. James Gillman, William Ferguson, William Stewart and Thomas Waugh in Dublin, Ireland to consider creating a similar school in Dublin. The school accepted its first 90 boarders on 8 August 1838. By 1841 the number of pupils had increased to 172. In 1905 Wesley College was purchased by Sheffield Council and merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School to form King Edward VII School, named after the reigning monarch. (brief history and Kes photo Wikipedia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wadsleyite Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 This link gives some more information on Wesley College: http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/articles/WesleyCollege.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopman Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Seen on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/383494539799 Interesting image on this; was the road not built in 1865? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Advertisement of Wesley College from Whites Directory 1856. Advertisement from Whites Directory 1879 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Link to: Wesley College 1882. https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/17164-wesley-college-1882/ Also Link to Wesley College, Glossop Road https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/16953-wesley-college-glossop-road/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Link to: Richad Preston Saunders Link contains census returns for Wesley College. https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/11817-richad-preston-saunders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makapaka Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I went to king edwards school. Always liked the history of the place - the stairwells and landings were covered almost floor to floor with engraved plaques of the all the achievements of the pupils and pictures of former teachers etc. and the assembly hall which was like a mini theatre with balcony seats and an organ at the back. was a good school back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Wesley College, Terms per Annum. Advertisement from Whites Directory 1852. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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